Moderator's Report

General observations first.
First - Paul V, incident reports received - one of them twice.
Second - GPL really does matter - quote from one of our drivers (who shall remain unmaned)
"I have lost sleep ever since and my wife is going back to her mother with the 2 dogs and the iPad while leaving me the kids and no remote control for the TV"

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Off the start Adam Cooper gets a run on Paul V but turns in too early causing a crash. I'm sure Adam thought he had cleared Paul but it is strongly advisable to use your mirrors to check, especially when the pass in on a bend, This would normally attract an extra place for lap 1, but will be reduced as Adam is a first time offender.

Geoff closes on Fabio in the first hairpin on Lap 2 – he brakes hard to avoid an impact but touches Fabio & spins across Nigel’s bows which sends him airbourne. Fabio suffers no real harm so Geoff escapes any punishment. Billy swerves to avoid Geoff's cartwheel & runs into the recovering Nigel.

Nigel Smith clips the bollards in turn 8, spins across the track & collects the unfortunate Fran. Fran recovers from the Armco but pulls across Pierre. Fran isn’t well sighted. Using Pribluda or F10 view should have told him Pierre was approaching.

Fabio catches Rog in turn 9. Rog seems a little slow into braking zone. This should be a rear end but Rog’s finish position was unaltered & he asked for the penalty to be waived.
Please note there is no presumption that victims should ask for peanlaties - it is dicretional. A penalty will, however, apply if another driver has been impeded

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From the start line Raoni is slow away. Doni has a good run up the inside & keeps to the left. Raoni’s keyboard start then finds traction & the cars touch wheels as Raoni turns in. Raoni would not have seen Doni until the last moment & comes off much the worse.

Round II of the Formula 2 Trophy pays its first visit to the United States. The 1971 version of Riverside was recently rebuilt for Sim Racing & was used in Season 23 for both â€˜65 & â€™67 Formula1 races. Itâ€™s a fast track offering some challenging corners. This video clip (â€™65 version in a sports car) will give you a pretty good idea of what to expect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zakPard0iKIThe Riverside track in California was in operation from September 22, 1957, to July 2, 1989. The original course design proved to be dangerous, and it was partially reconfigured in 1969. The track was built to accommodate several different configurations, depending on the type of car and race length. The three options on Riverside Raceway were the long course, the short course and a NASCAR course. When the track was redesigned in 1969, Turn 9 was reconfigured with a wider radius and a dogleg approach added to reduce strain on the cars' brakes.The series will (for now) run on two separate grids ~ The Lights will run on T7 & the Heavys on UKGPL 3. Please ensure you join the correct race. The Driver list is shown below & the Championship Table can be found here F2 Trophy

For this season only one reset is allowed per race & must be followed by a compulsory Stop & Go in the pit lane. If you Reset on the last lap a 30 second time penalty will be awarded.Incidents should be reported in the usual way.In line with other divisions the races will be subject to full moderation in the red zone which will be to the exit Turn 7 - the hairpin at the end of the short straight after the essess . The Moderator may chose to investigate any other incident, in addition to reported incidents & red zone incidents.

Please note that for UKGPL has introduced a system of penalties within each series for drivers accumulating yellow cards â€“ see herePenalty Points. Drivers incurring these penalties will receive a PM advising when a penalty has been applied & what race it should served.

...F1 1966 1:52.825 119.095mph Hristo Itchov Qualifying Eagle T1F (Climax) July 20, 2010, 10:38:23 PM +0100...Now, getting back to it to work on a frame for my living room wall, I have just noticed that the speed numbers (mph) seem to tell a different story . Any reason ?

Hristo's lap is from a different track. Riverside 71 wasn't released until 2012.

I practiced for can am monza..Seem I was a bit late. The start I just wanted to stay behind but not loose drag. Some ghost from behind came flying passed me and crashed. I braked up and drag was gone. In the end Phil had an off and we fought to the end. He got the drag last straight. I tried to trick it back but used to long time and had to see myself behind out of the last turn. NIce finish Phil and gz to podium

...F1 1966 1:52.825 119.095mph Hristo Itchov Qualifying Eagle T1F (Climax) July 20, 2010, 10:38:23 PM +0100...Now, getting back to it to work on a frame for my living room wall, I have just noticed that the speed numbers (mph) seem to tell a different story . Any reason ?

Hristo's lap is from a different track. Riverside 71 wasn't released until 2012.

And also in one of the slowest, if not the slowest 2L 66 car - the Eagle.

I joined early to secure a spot & then continued my late-evening date with Wickes/Howdens/etc...Upon my return with approx 4mins to go, found GPL has frozen solid. That never happens to me! Luckily the heavy grid was not at 100%

Just about time for a lap or two & managed to secure myself a great view of the entire field. Yay! Luckily a number of incidents elevated me somewhat, no doubt there will be some moderator-time required for the red zone!

Although I was sure I'd fuelled for more then enough laps, I was running on fumes in no time! So, quickly jumped in the spare heavy/cold car - but it just was not going to be. Crashed out before I got to see whether I'd only filled for about 5 laps in race trim

Unlucky Geoff, I was hoping we could have used each other to catch the guys ahead.

Still, meant my previous engagement could carry on where it had been left off. The joy!

First of all SORRY to Nigel. Lap 2 on the circular corner at the top of the esses - came around the bend to see Geoff doing cartwheels - I aimed for the bit of track he was not bouncing on & then realised (too late) Nigel wasn't moving that quick, by which time it was too late to avoid punting him off track. After that I had a great battle with Ed that lasted most of the race. He nipped past in the last turn, I was able to keep in touch but not close enough for a pass. Later Fabio joined the party. As he was faster I didn't put up too much of a fight & let him try to catch Ed. Another cartwheeling car in the last turn caught out both Fabio & Ed & I was in just the right place to sneak through.Grats to David R - another win for Black Night Racing . Also to Rog, he & Rainier had too much pace for the rest of us.